• DOI:10.1017/S0025315400059373
Corpus ID: 86788996

Distribution and rhythmic locomotor patterns of estuarine and open-shore populations of Carcinus maenas

@article{Mcgaw1992DistributionAR,
  title={Distribution and rhythmic locomotor patterns of estuarine and open-shore populations of Carcinus maenas},
  author={I. Mcgaw and E. Naylor},
  journal={Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom},
  year={1992},
  volume={72},
  pages={599-609}
}

• I. Mcgaw, E. Naylor
• Published 1992
• Biology
• Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Populations of Carcinus maenas (Crustacea: Decapoda) from an estuary and from the open shore were compared for salinity tolerance and rhythmic locomotor activity. Estuarine crabs were shown to be predominantly green; red and orange individuals were rare within the estuary in contrast to the open shore. Red crabs were less able to tolerate prolonged exposure to low salinity than green crabs. Spontaneous circatidal rhythms of locomotor activity were similar in red and green forms, but red crabs… Expand

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